Redundancy Consultation Advice

Eastie

I am in the midst of the redundancy consultation process for the second time in a few years. I managed to avoid it first time around but now I am ready to accept and move on. This is such a stressful process and I don't want another repeat in a few years. 

My issue is that I want to be sure I get the redundancy having read that I have to be willing to accept a similar role within the company. My whole team of 5 people have been put on redundancy notice and the company have come up with 2 new roles. The new roles split the job into 2 separate areas so I would be moving from being part of a sales team to having responsibility for a sales region on my own. The thought of the pressure of that is stressing me out. There will be a huge amount of work involved in the new role and more travel away from my young family which I don't want. 

I asked for the salary of the new role and was given a £10k wage band, my wage is at the top of the band so I wouldn't be getting any more money for the additional responsibility. Also, I have to apply for the new role and possibly interview for it. 

On this basis, am I within my rights to not apply for the  new role and still get redundancy pay?

Any advice gratefully received. Thanks in advance. 

sheenas

I would suggest the roles offered are not similar, so I would push back if you don’t want to do it. Redundancy is a complex thing and it depends on how long you have been there as to your entitlement. 

lincroft1710

How confident are you of getting another job similar to your current one or acceptable to you and with similar/more salary?


If your present role ceases to exist, that means it is redundant. However if you are offered an alternative role you would be expected to take it if it was broadly (doesn't have to be exactly) similar to your current role with a similar salary. What you see as reasons for not applying for/accepting the new role, your employer may not agree.


Of course if you do interview for the role and are not chosen, then redundancy looks fairly certain.


Finally, the all important question, are you in a union?